Fellowship Presbyterian Church

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1 Volume 6 Issue 8 Fellowship Presbyterian Church 3406 Meridian Street, Huntsville, AL Office Fax fpcsecretary1@gmail.com The HAND of Fellowship (Helpful and Nurturing Disciples) August 4, 2013 Presbyterian Youth Triennium Destine Brown Reverend Gregory J. Bentley, Pastor Motto The loving place that is Reaching, Growing, and Sending people with Christ. Vision Fellowship is a Christian ministry that glorifies God and transforms humanity by doing justice, living mercy, and walking humbly with God. Mission Fellowship is called to make disciples by leading people into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ and equipping them for the work of ministry in the church, community, and world. The Presbyterian Youth Triennium, a national youth conference for high school students all over the world, was held at Purdue University in Indiana. The theme, I AM, was perfect for me, a girl who does not easily make friends and can never figure out who she is or where she fits. By the end of the week at the Triennium, I and others like me, who also don t (L-R) Destine Brown, Savannah, and Madison know who they are, had no doubt about who we are as individuals. I will never forget my experience there. I want to explain some of what I experienced at the conference in small groups, through worship, at the treehouse, and with my new friends. During small groups, I met many wonderful people. It was very easy to talk to them because we all were there for the same purpose: to find out who we were. We talked about our hopes and fears, how to help people who are less fortunate than we are, and how to bring our experiences back to our churches to make a positive difference. During these discussions, we got a chance to know each other better, which, from a teenager s point of view, made discussions more understandable. Like the small group experience, worship at Triennium was amazing. Everyone could sing with the band and skits were done by people our age about some of the things we experience in everyday life. During one of (Continued on page 3)

2 Page 2 STAFF Reverend Gregory Jerome Bentley Pastor Mrs. Brenda Davis Director of Music Ministry Mrs. Antoinette Toni Franklin Director Inspiration/Gospel Choir Mrs. Janet Poles Children s/youth Choir Director Ms. Darlene Richardson Assistant Children s/youth Choir Director Mr. Phillip Saulsbury Early Morning Musician Mr. Frederick Grant Percussionist Ms. Momekiana Harris Secretary Mr. Theodus Friend Sexton DIRECTORY OF SERVICES Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Choir Rehearsals Inspirational (Tues) 6:00 p.m. Chancel (Tues) 7:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study (Wed) Noon Youth and Children Bible Study (Thurs.) 5:45 p.m. Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Church Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m fpcsecretary1@gmail.com Newsletter Team Dr. Barbara Anthony Mrs. Pauline Bodiford Mrs. Gladys P. Bracy Ms. Cheryl K. Johnson Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell Dr. Joyce Pettis Temple Mrs. Lois N. Thompson DATES TO REMEMBER August The HAND of Fellowship 5 - Worship Committee meeting at noon 7 - Christian Education meeting at 5:30 p.m. 8 - Stewardship & Finance meeting at 6:00 p.m Evangelism Committee meeting at 2:00 p.m Revival Committee meeting at noon 14 - Witness & Service Committee meeting at 5:30 p.m Presbyterian Men meeting at 8:00 a.m Revival Committee meeting at noon 20 - Property & Maintenance meeting at noon 21 - Food Distribution 22 - Session meeting at 6:00 p.m Revival Committee meeting at noon Fun Senior Website If you re looking for brain stimulation and something fun visit See how quickly you can work the puzzles online. Invite a friend to church. Photographers Dr. James Hicks Mrs. Gertrude Hicks

3 Volume 6 Issue 8 Page 3 (Continued from page 1) the worship services, three teens, who came from different parts of the world, made the rest of us realize how good we have it living in the United States of America. Our nation is not perfect, but we are not being murdered because we want to read the Bible or pray to God. Those three teens taught me something. The small group experience was a good warm-up for the treehouse adventures. The treehouse was a cool hang out spot for everyone. Different church denominations set up tables for exhibitors to show what they were doing and how they were helping others. At one of the tables we learned about working to end hunger by sending people bags of food with six meals in each bag. In a small group we conducted a service project and helped make the food. Triennium also offered a college fair that included the different Presbyterian church colleges and seminaries for those who feel called by God to become preachers of tomorrow. We also received tips on picking the right college for us, which could turn out to be very helpful to me. My favorite part of this whole experience was the new friends I made. I met people from South Alabama, Taiwan, and from all over the US. I found it easy to talk to them because they cared and understood my problems. I hurt my knee Friday morning Mrs. Ricks before choir practice, and I had to limp back to the dorm. Nobody knew I was hurt until Mrs. Ricks saw the way I winced in pain and asked what happened. She promised to take me to the EMT after worship. After choir practice we went to meet Savannah, Madison, Brooke, Karleigh, and Trudie at the Treehouse. When they saw I was hurt, they helped me walk to other places. The only problem was the five flights of stairs to the balcony for our choir performance, but Mrs. Ricks was by my side the whole way. She kept her promise and took me to the EMT after worship. Hours later we went to our last small group, which was very special to me. We all decided to take pictures of our group, but I would not have been in the picture if everyone had not come together to get me in the picture. I learned that these friends were nothing like the people at my school. They cared enough about me to carry me where we were going to take the pictures and carry me back with no complaints. I learned that day who my true friends really were. My experience at Triennium was one I never expected but one I am glad I had. I thank Ms. Crummie for giving me a chance to come out of my comfort zone without leaving me completely on my own. I also thank Mrs. Ricks for taking great care of me, as if I were her own daughter. And lastly, I thank Brooke, Karleigh, Trudie, Madison, and Savannah for listening to me and helping me open up to the great experience of Triennium. Services: Monday-Thursday, September 30-October 3, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Serving food at 6:00 p.m. nightly September 30, October 1, 2013 Reverend Carolyn Landry, Associate Minister First Missionary Baptist Church Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: October 2, October 3, 2013 Reverend Keith E. Ellison, Minister Phillips C.M.E Church Youth and Young Adult Night Women's Night Men's Night Friends and Family Night

4 Volume 6 Issue 8 Page 4 The Reevis Beecher Hill Benevolent Fund For many Mrs. Reevis Beecher Hill will be remembered as an inspired dream that pushed them out of their ruts and gave them wings to fly. She was genuinely concerned about the health and well being of others through their physical and emotional struggles. From Gifts Remembered by Mrs. Tommie Herndon Mission Benevolence is defined as an act of kindness, charitableness, good will, generosity or expression of Christian love intended to address the needs of the poor and distressed. Late charter member Reevis Beecher Hill exemplified these characteristics in life; her motto was, If I can help somebody, I will. Her legacy of generosity as well as her service and devotion to Fellowship Presbyterian Church (FPC) inspired her granddaughter and grandson-in-law Karla and Patrick Lee, to donate $5, to establish a benevolent fund in her memory. Helping Families Since its inception, the fund has given aid to over one hundred and ten different families, which has totaled over $9, This would not have been possible without the generous giving of members of the congregation. Families have been helped in ways that provided for their livelihood and enriched their lives.

5 Volume 6 Issue 8 Page 5 Reverend Bentley s Quips and Quotes DONORS OF ALTAR FLOWERS 4 The Mary Mitchell Family 11 The Rosalie Lane Family 18 The Enoch Temple Family 25 The Haley Bone Family Prayer may not change your circumstances, but it will change you. We are called to be light and salt in a place that has lost its flavor. Sermon, May 19, ~ Margaret and E.C. Jackson 6 ~ Carolyn and Nathaniel Jackson 8 ~ Arthello and Robert Peagler 10 ~ Doretha and Thomas Ross 11 ~ Carrie and Marvell Foard 20 ~ Dorothy and Joseph J. Johnson 21 ~ Gloria and Richard Evans 25 ~ Johnnie Mae and Thomas McAlpine 31 ~ Debra and Gregory Evans 7 ~ Thomas Ross 8 ~ Carolyn Jackson 12 ~ Gakari Horton 19 ~ Diann Bentley 21 ~ Dana Smith 23 ~ Walter L. Bone 23 ~ Thelma Canady 24 ~ Sharon D. Ford 25 ~ Gloria Evans 25 ~ Haley Bone 25 ~ Lula Jones 26 ~ Myrtle Buchanan 27 ~ Danita Jones Clarke 27 ~ Sean P. King 27 ~ Tarous Rice 28 ~ Michaeljon Herndon 29 ~ Brian C. Evans 29 ~ Bettye W. Dixie 31 ~ Theodore Dixie, Sr.

6 Page 6 The HAND of Fellowship Sick List of Family and Friends of Fellowship Members Gerald Benson Brother In-law of Minnie Moore Fannie Brooks Adams Aunt of Martha Mullins Doris Bradford Sister of Haley Bone Robert Larry Cleveland Brother-in-law of Bettye Dixie and Carolyn Jackson Mary B. Dixie Mother of Theodore Dixie, Sr. Flossie Henderson Mother of Barbara Anthony Stokley Gardner Brother of Lloyd Gardner Woodie Lane, Jr., Son of Rosalie Lane Shielda Yvonne Ross Sister of Thomas Ross Luther Scales Brother of Geneva Scales Wright Fannie P. Thompson Sister of Lois Dade and Eulasteen Muse Valerie Thompson Sister of Debra Evans Hattie Wall Sister of Charles Penn Roderick Wall Nephew of Charles Penn LaVon White Son of Thomas and Doretha Ross Magnell Williams Mother of Bettye Dixie and Carolyn Jackson Lou Helen Williams Prentice Sister of Bettye Dixie and Carolyn Jackson Checkout Fellowship on the web:

7 Page 7 The HAND of Fellowship Fellowship Member Sick List The Prayer of Faith James 5: Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. 14 Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. The Jackie Bennett Family (daughter Monica and twin sons, Stephen and Michael) Pauline and Bob Bodiford Clara Bryant Wilbert Cooper Richard Evans Jonathan Ford Thelma Gardner Minnie Moore Evelyn S. Rich Dana Smith Acolyte Schedule August 4 Leyanda Jones and Wheeler Ogbu August 11 Destine' Brown and Dana Bone August 18 Kyler Evans and Jeremy Crummie August 25 Parker Ford and Ryan Gordon **Please wear black pants or skirts/dress on your scheduled Sunday** If there is a problem with the schedule, please contact Ollie Smith at olliemsmith@aol.com or Thank you in advance for your participation! Magazine Donations to Huntsville Hospital Thanks to those who continue to support providing magazines to patients and visitors at Huntsville Hospital: Evelyn Rich, Lois and Anthony Thompson, Gladys Bracy, Tim and Ollie Smith, Mary Mitchell, and Joyce Pettis Temple. In Loving Memory Isaac Pulley 1961 Rubye Thomas Ross 1970 Maggie Dees 1979 Fred Buchanan 1979 James R. Ford 1989 Ira Lee Woods Mrs. Tommie Bradford 2004 Cyrus W. Daniels, Sr. 2005

8 Fellowship Presbyterian Church 3406 Meridian Street Huntsville, AL Newsletter Deadline Articles for the newsletter should be submitted to Mary Mitchell at and cc the church secretary at: not later than the 3 rd Friday of the month.